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Object rolling into live carriageway
A disc of concrete rolled from a construction area onto a live carriageway, colliding with a passing vehicle.
6 June 2022
Report ID: 1089
Region: CROSS-UK
Tower crane base designs
A reporter’s firm has been involved in the design and checking of numerous tower crane bases and have come across many examples where the supplier of the tower crane has supplied incorrect loadings. These incorrect loadings could have led to crane failures had the errors not been spotted.
7 June 2022
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 1093
Region: CROSS-UK
Chain hoist problem
A reporter raises concerns after brand new proprietary hoists had to be returned to the manufacturer for remedial works.
1 April 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 317
Region: CROSS-UK
Lifting an unbalanced load
This report relates to the lifting of an item of plant by a tower crane during which the load toppled from the slings causing considerable damage and delay.
1 January 2014
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 320
Region: CROSS-UK
Issues with lifting large glazing unit
Inadequate instructions were provided by a glazing pane supplier on how to lift and move their product off of a truck and onto the works.
1 April 2016
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 176
Region: CROSS-UK
Boom MEPW falls through precast planks
A high injury potential near-miss (near hit) incident occurred when a mobile elevated working platform (MEPW) fell through a floor at a point where there was a notched precast plank.
1 April 2013
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 359
Region: CROSS-UK
Unstable pre-slung rebar bundles
A contractor has issued a safety alert about pre-slung loads of rebar which has resulted in loads being out of balance when unloaded on site.
1 April 2016
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 565
Region: CROSS-UK
Failure of cast-in lifting anchor on precast twin-wall
A precast reinforced concrete twin-wall panel was being lifted when one of the cast-in lifting anchors suffered a brittle failure.
1 January 2018
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 637
Region: CROSS-UK
Failure of cast-in lifting eye on L-shaped wall
During a routine lifting operation of a L-shaped wall unit, one of the legs on a cast-in lifting eye which was located on top of the unit pulled out of the concrete.
1 January 2018
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 638
Region: CROSS-UK
Lighting pole strikes live overhead cable
An excavator operator accidentally struck a live overhead cable during the installation of a lighting pole.
1 April 2017
CROSS Safety Report
Report ID: 605
Region: CROSS-UK
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